SCU Business Environment Discussion Board Responses, Sem 1 2018

This document contains a student's responses to ten discussion topics related to the business environment, as part of an online participation activity for a course at SCU (Southern Cross University) in Semester 1, 2018. The topics cover a range of issues including the importance of people management in technology-driven organizations, Nestle's corporate social responsibility initiatives, strategies for managing resistance to change, ethical considerations in recruitment, methods for minimizing employee stress, qualities of effective leadership, the impact of generational differences on workplace values, designing effective training programs, strategies for improving employee performance, and the role of technology in enhancing organizational productivity. The student provides insights and analysis on each topic, drawing on relevant concepts and examples to support their arguments.

Understanding Business Environment

Topic 1
It has been analyzed that management of people is essential in technology driven organization.
Technology is considered as an important aspect that helps to solve the activities or the
operations of the organization. It can be evaluated that employees and people of the company are
controlled or managed then only they can give their best towards the best with the help of the
technology. It is essential to emphasize in giving training to the employees so that they can
consider latest technology and can complete their assigned task with more efficiency.
If the individual of the company know the technique of doing the operations then it can assist in
completing the activities in a right direction. Therefore, if the employees are engaged in the
activities in a proper manner then it can help to achieve profits and also growth in the
competitive environment.
Topic 2
Nestle corporate social responsibilities are
a.) The company emphasizes on the girl child education and also gives assistance to the girl
child education. It assists in creating awareness and also educates the girl. This also helps
to enhance the overall goodwill of the company.
b.) There are voluntary programs relayed with the employees. The organization has started
employee voluntary programs that help in enhancing the employee engagement with the
children and also create awareness by providing information about the healthy habits.
The healthy habits are discussed with the employees at the time of offering the prooducts
in the market. It also helps the company to enhance the overall market share.
This has given positive effect on the overall image of the company. This increases the profits
of the company and also attains the large market share. By achieving large market share
profits can be earned.
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Topic 3
In the present scenario related to resistance to change it is essential for the organization to
emphasize on the workers so that retention can be made in the organization. By offering
training to the organization it can be easy to train the employees by considering the change so
that operations can be done in a right manner. Training assist the workers to acquire new
learning pattern and when the changes are made in the organization it can be simple to train
the employees.
It has been seen that when the workers of the company are offered training then it can be
simple to focus on the right direction. Training is considered as a method that is useful in
securing the overall job and also it assist the company to focus on achieving goals and
objectives.
Topic 4
It is not right for the managers to evaluate the job posting of the candidate on the social
platform. The legal and ethical problems that should be taken into consideration by the top
management or the managers are to give a call and conduct the process of recruitment of the
organization. It is not ethical if focus is given on the rules of the organization that rejections
of the employees are done by giving focus on the job posting on the Facebook.
It is essential that at the time of rejecting the candidate proper analysis should be made by
conducting the round of recruitment so that capable candidates can be selected. It is
important to consider legal procedures so that right employee can be given right job. If
process of recruitment help to satisfy the satisfaction level of the employees.
Topic 5
The stress level of the employees can be minimized by focusing on the various approaches.
a.) Motivation: If the employees are motivated than it can be simple for the managers to
minimize the stress in a proper manner. It is one of the best approaches that can give
assistance to the company so that activities can be conducted in a right
direction .Motivation given by the managers can help to the employees to achieve their
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targets. Motivation theories should be considered so that the basic needs of the employees
can be satisfied and they can conduct the activities in a proper way.
b.) Training: it is necessary to focus on the methods of giving training so that stress level
can be reduced. Training can also assist the employees to gain confidence and also the
activities can be conducted in a right manner.
Topic 6
The personal traits are
a.) To give inspiration to the employees: to be a good leader it is essential to give inspiration
to the other people so that the people who are inspired can give their best towards the
activities. It helps to boost the quality of a leader.
b.) Honesty: this is also one of the major aspects that should be in a leader so that acts can
take place in a proper manner. It is one of the factors that can help the individual to be a
leader.
Yes, it is valuable as it assist both the company and the workers to accomplish the targets. It
has been analyzed that it is concerned with the things that are best and there is no
requirement to acquire it whereas traits are honesty, curiosity and social intelligence.
Topic 7
It is essential for the managers to focus on the values so that the activities can be conducted
according to the values. It is essential for the managers to focus on the generational
difference so that motivation can be given to the workers. It has been evaluated that age is
different if focus is given on the expectation level. So, the managers should evaluate the
overall difference in age at the time of conducting the activities. If the workers are a fresher
then it is essential that the expectation of the salary will also be different or less and if the
employee is experience then expectation level will be high.
So, it is essential to focus on the values so that employees can be happy and satisfied. If the
age enhances then the level of expectation also increases so at the time of doing the activities
it is essential for the manager to emphasize on the employees difference.
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Topic 8
It has been seen that at the time of designing the training program I will focus on giving
interaction session so that employees can share their views and can feel satisfied and happy
at the time of conducting the activities. It has been seen that this method can help to
communicate in a proper manner and also the level of confidence can be enhanced.
By focusing on the interactive session the employees should be conduct the activities in a
proper manner. The session related to interaction will assist the employees to communicate
with the other employees so that the activities that are assigned can be done in a proper
way .The activities should be scheduled so that in few hours it can be completed effectively.
By focusing on this the employees will feel happy and motivated and also it will help to
interact effectively. It also creates good environment in the workplace which will opportunity
to the employees to perform the task in an effective manner. By having good environment in
the workplace the creativity and also innovation can be enhanced of the employees.
Topic 9
It is essential for the leaders to increase the overall performance so that targets can be
achieved effectively. There are many methods that should be taken into consideration like
a.) Training: the leader should give training to the employees so that they can complete the
assigned task by focusing on the rules and policies of the organization. By giving training
the knowledge can be enhanced of the employees who are working in the workplace.
Proper training given to the employees can help to manage the activities that will give
positive impact on the operations.
b.) Motivation: motivation is an important factor that helps to enhance the level of
confidence in the employees. It is important to focus on the basic needs so that it can be
easy to enhance the satisfaction level of the employees. Incentive policies can help to
increase the motivation level in an effective manner. Motivation is a factor that boosts the
overall confidence level of the employees.
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Topic 10
Yes, technology is necessary to enhance the productivity of the organizations. It has been
seen that proper technology considered by the company can help to increase the profits.
Latest technology helps to accomplish the task with efficiency. To attain the market share the
company should focus on achieving the large market share and it can be attained easily. To
solve the queries one of the best way is related with the automated telephone inquiry
handling. It can help the company to maintain the image in the market and also the targets
can be achieved easily. This is one of the best ways to sort out the queries and give positive
impact on the customers.
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